By Dongyun Kwon
The two-year road rehabilitation works approved by Yarra Ranges Councillors last year have entered into the next stage.
Maddens Lane, Gruyere/Coldstream from Maroondah Highway to Medhurst Road was listed under the Roads Rehabilitation and Renewal Program within the Yarra Ranges Council Capital Expenditure Program with allocated funding of $2,573,600 across two financial years; 2023/2024 ($1,023,600) and 2024/2025 ($1,550,000).
For the second stage of the rehabilitation works for Maddens Lane, Gruyere/Coldstream from Maroondah Highway to Medhurst Road, Yarra Ranges Council (YRC) sought quotations for road construction and associated works.
Following a detailed evaluation process, the evaluation panel was unanimous in their decision to recommend TDM Earthworks as the successful panellists for Maddens Lane, Coldstream Road Rehabilitation Stage 2.
During the council meeting on Tuesday 10 December, Yarra Ranges councillors endorsed it as recommended by the evaluation panel.
Ryrie Ward councillor Fiona McAllister said she was happy to move the recommendation to improve road conditions.
“We have hundreds of kilometres of roads, and many of these, I would call them highway arterial roads,” she said.
“As the nature of use within tourism, visitation and development grows, being able to rehabilitate or even seal some of these roads is going to become even more pressing for us.”
Yarra Ranges Council accepted the quotation from TDM Earthworks for Maddens Lane, Coldstream Road Rehabilitation Stage 2 with the total lump sum price of $894,550.69 (exclusive of GST and inclusive of provisional sums), ($984,005.76 inclusive of GST and inclusive of provisional sums).
The council also approved the Built Environment and Infrastructure director to be delegated the authority to sign the contract documents.
